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8/10/00

ENUFF ZNUFF:

Sales for Enuff ZNuff latest's album "Ten" have been extremely good within Europe during its first three weeks of release. The album has made its way into the Virgin chart [large chain store within the uk], and is possibly the first melodic hard rock album to chart [except for Def Leppard, bon jovi ] within the chains charts for a few years. Who said the rock scene in England was dead !?

PONTUS NORGREN:

Fans within Germany will have recently been able to hear Pontus on the the cover cd of Hammer magazine. His solo album has so far received rave reviews everywhere , Swedish fans living within Stockholm will be able to tune into a two hour Pontus Norgren special on the Dr. Rock show on 106.7 fm on October 22nd at 7pm.

Z TO ROCK GOTHENBURG !

October 11th will see the first of the Z one hours specials on Red Hot Rock Radio106.3 fm between 4 - 5pm dont forget to tune in !

BURNING RAIN SIGN TO Z RECORDS !

We are proud to announce that US Rockers BURNING RAIN have signed to Z Records within Europe. The band have released two albums to date but only within Japan, both albums will be released by Z.

Release Dates: Burning Rain -" ST" to be released 13th November 2000
Burning Rain - "Pleasure to Burn" to be released 15th January 2001

The band is:
DOUG ALDRICH - Guitars [Lion, Hurricane, Bad Moon Rising]
KEITH ST JOHN - Vocals [ Medicine Wheel]
IAN MAYO - Bass [Hericane Alice, Bad Moon Rising]
ALEXX MAKAROVICH - Drums [Steelheart]

"EUROPES PREMIER MELODIC HARD ROCK LABEL!"

Z2001:

The fully confirmed line up to date is: ENUFF ZNUFF, VON GROOVE, SHY, BURNING RAIN, DREAMHUNTER, PRISONER, SEVEN WISHES, CONTAGIOUS
Date: Sunday May 6th 2001 Venue: The Ritz, Manchester, England.
[doors 11:30am - 11pm, last band off stage 10:30pm]
tickets £20.00 each [subject to booking fee from ticket hotlines]
£25.00 on the day if any remaining. available by mail-order, cheques payable to:

Z RECORDS at...
Z 2001, Z RECORDS, PO BOX 58, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6FN, ENGLAND.
ordering at : http://www.ticketline.co.uk Secureonline
Telephone hotlines...
Tel no: +44 [0]161 832 1111
Tel no: +44 [0]151 256 5555
Tel no: +44 (0)1782 522370
Tel no: +44 (0)191 232 6104
Tel no: +44 (0)1489 603549


 

2/10/00

Z 2001 LINE UP COMPLETED:

We are proud to announce that the line up for the Z2001 show in England is now fully completed. English Rockers SHY have confirmed that they will play together live for the first time in close on to Ten Years with Tony Mills on Lead Vocals. The band of course released two albums with RCA and one with MCA during the late 80's.Their live appearance will coincide with their forthcoming album release which will more than please fans of their Excess All Areas era.

The fully completed run down will be.....

The fully confirmed line up to date is:

ENUFF ZNUFF
VON GROOVE
SHY
DREAMHUNTER
PRISONER
SEVEN WISHES
CONTAGIOUS

Date: Sunday May 6th 2001
Venue: The Ritz, Manchester, England. [doors 11:30am - 11pm, last band off stage 10:30pm]
tickets £20.00 each [subject to booking fee from ticket hotlines]
£25.00 on the day if any remaining.

available by mail-order, cheques payable to
Z RECORDS at... Z 2001, Z RECORDS, PO BOX 58, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6FN, ENGLAND.

ordering at : http://www.ticketline.co.uk Secure online

Telephone hotlines...
Tel no: +44 [0]161 832 1111
Tel no: +44 [0]151 256 5555
Tel no: +44 (0)1782 522370
Tel no: +44 (0)191 232 6104
Tel no: +44 (0)1489 603549

SPECIAL SATURDAY NIGHT BASH !

Manchester's ROCKWORLD will be holding a special Z 2001 Melodic Rock bash, with show related prizes etc. The club is only 5 minutes walk from the venue and can be easily found. The night will run from 9pm to the early hours of the morning. [Please note that no acts will be present]


News from MTM Records...

October:

Alfonzetti - Ready

New Swedish band which will amaze any devoted fans of well played and performed melodic rock. Based around the phenomenal vocals of MATTI ALFONZETTI (JAGGED EDGE, SKINTRADE, TALISMAN, BAM BAM BOYS), featuring members of TREAT, BALTIMORE, SKINTRADE, and BAM BAM BOYS.

Dogface - Unleashed

DOGFACE is a Swedish five piece fronted by the talented Mats Leven, which previously has been heard with much raved Treat and also of course as singer with Yngwie Malmsteen on Facing The Animal. The guitarist Martin Kronlund is the driving force and the main songwriter in the band. The album which will be recorded during early summer will be an amazing showcase in Rainbow/Deep Purple influenced hardrock moved forward into the new millennium and with a hard yet very melodic sound this album should appeal to most melodic rockers. Also watch out for Thin Lizzy legend Brian Robertson guesting on the album, delivering solos on some 3-4 tracks.

MTM Compilation Sampler Vol 5

Axe - Tortured Games (taken from The Crown)
Dogface - Right between the Lies (taken from Unleashed)
House Of Shakira - Stranger (previously unreleased)
Metropolis - Love & Desire (taken from the Jap version of "Power Of the Night)
Brian McDonald - Some Hearts (taken from the Jap version of "Wind It Up")
Carl Dixon - Into The Future (from forthcoming album tba)
Doug Howard of Stun Leer - Tell Me (taken from Last Man Standing)
Elements Of Friction - One Man One Heart (taken from self titled debut)
Radioactive - On My Own (preview mix from forthcoming album "Cermony of Innocense)
Storyteller - In Your Arms (taken from "Corridor of Windows")
Joe Lynn Turner - Holy Man (taken from "Holy Man")
Raine - Without You (taken from "Peace")
Kharma - Wonderland (taken from "Wonderland")
101 South - Casualty of love (taken from 101 South)
Alfonzetti - Blowing Up Detroit (taken from Ready)
Shameless - Queen for a day (taken from Queen for a day)
John Angelinas Amen (Elenor Rigby)

MTM - Ballads vol 3

Featuring songs from Kharma, House of Shakira, Axe, 101 South, Stun Leer, Dare, Dogface, Alfonzetti (exclusive track for the ballad compilation) and many more !!!

SHAMELESS - Queen For A Day

November:

Axe - The Crown

Colorado legends return with a brand new album, bigger, harder and more bombastic than ever !!!

Doug Howard of Stun Leer - Last Man Standing

Doug Howard and his troops will once again show the world how melodic rock is supposed to sound. The album will be mixed by Bob St.John, so excpect a huge & bombastic production with very strong songs.

Elements of Friction - Elements of Friction

Los Angeles super band featuring TOMMY ALDRIGE, RICKY PHILLIPS, ROCKET RICHOTTE, MARCUS NAND, LARRY LEON, and NEIL SCHON. The record will sound in the style of BAD ENGLISH, GIANT, HOUSE OF LORDS. Songs co-written by MARK SPIRO, DAN HUFF, JAMES CHRISTIAN, and MICHAEL THOMPSON.

December

ACT - TBA

January

Radioactive - Cermony of Innocence

February

Carl Dixon - TBA

The very talented singer and main songwriter from CONEY HATCH, CARL DIXON, is another signing by MTM who is preparing his debut. We want to make sure that we have the right material and we also have to decide if it shall be a CONEY HATCH release or a CARL DIXON release.

All we know at the moment is that we are aiming to have Dixon start recording the album in March. The direction of the album will be like their third release "FRICTION". TRIUMPH guitarist RICK EMMET will do co-writing and guest appearance on guitar.

Diving For Pearls - TBA

A band which became much raved about and praised for the one and only album so far (many listed it as an all time classic). A band we do hope is still very much in demand, but when we see the responses on our web site, since we reported the addition of DIVING FOR PEARLS to the MTM ranks, this certainly looks like a band that is very much missed.

Main songwriter, singer and guitarist DANNY MALONE once again joined up with producer DAVID PRATER (DREAM THEATRE, FIREHOUSE, BRETT WALKER, GLEN BURTNICK) to create another slice of melodic heaven. (The recordings will start during the spring).

Guild of Ages - TBA

March

Loud'n Clear - TBA

One of the top voted faves of the AOR underground scene which received overwhelming reviews for their previous demo album. The band signed to MTM some time ago and has planned the recordings of a magnificant melodic rock milestone.

Singer JESS HARNELL and guitarist CHUCK DURAN working on their new album in Los Angeles.

Snakes In Paradise - Break The Barriers

Rondenelli - TBA

April

Ignition - TBA

Stockholm based band which is based around multimusician Peter Soderstrom and amazing singer Jan Johansen. The line up also incl John Kullberg on drums (Lions Share, Talk of The Town) and Andy Loos on bass (Glory, Lions Share). The album which will be recorded and worked on during the summer will be big on guitars and with a very dynamic and powerful sound, packed with big harmonies and arrangements. There will be songs contributed from among others Bob Marlette, Mark Spiro and Martin Page.

Not Scheduled yet:

Riverdogs - TBA Recently signed to MTM, this is the critically acclaimed US band RIVERDOGS.

Singer and main songwriter ROB LAMOTHE is working with guitarist NICK BROPHY on the last bunch of songs for the album. We can expect an album very much in the direction of their praised debut "Bone" of 1993. The recordings of the album will be finished by the end of march.

Big Bad Wolf - TBA

Second album from these guys. Their debut album was a huge hit and this time the boys promises that they will stand up for the challange and make an even better album.

Tower City - TBA

Larry Saltis has agreed to record another classic album. Larry says that the album will be in the same vein as their debut album "A Little Bit of Fire". Defenately something worth waiting for!

Slamer/Thompson - TBA

Manfred Mann singer Chris Thompson join forces with City Boy/Streets/ Steelhouse Lane multimusician Mike Slamer to release one of the new millenniums absolute best albums.

Dare - TBA

Heavens Edge - TBA

Ransom - TBA

Steelhouse Lane - TBA

Unruly Child - TBA

MTM Website: http://www.mtm-records.com

In melodic rock we trust!!!


CONTAGIOUS:

Contagious will release a 4 track cd on October 23rd as a taster of whats to come on their debut album which will be released during the late summer of 2001.

The track listing is as follows... 1. DANGER 2. FIND A WAY 3. TAKE ME HIGHER 4. MUSCLE

The band have been tipped as one of the brightest hopes to emerge out of England in the last 10 years, and can be seen live with fellow label mates VAUGHN at Manchesters Rockworld on Sunday October 1st [Doors open 3pm].

The Liverpool based bands first offical Press photo can be seen at www.zrecords.net and sound samples will be available shortly at www.melodicrock.com and www.rocktracks.de .

Here's just a few comments already received from European Press:

"pretty soon they're gonna be the cream of the U.K rock scene!" ROB EVANS [Fireworks, Voltz, Hard Roxx]
"A British band that walks it, likes it talks it-how refreshing". ANDREW PAUL [Voltz]
"New British melodic rock hopefuls Contagious debut with a sensational 4 track EP in the typical 'Europe meets Bad English' vein!" BIRGITT SCHWANKE [Rock It]

RAINMAKER:

Samples from the bands album that will be released on October 2nd can be found at... http://www.rocktracks.de/pl/showpage.pl?rainmaker.txt
www.melodicrock.com

SAVANNAH:

Savannah's forthcoming follow up to their 1998 debut "Forevers come and gone" is now fully completed.

The full track listing is...... One More For the Road All or Nothing Last to know Live to See Tomorrow Forever's Come and Gone Backs Against the Wall Day After Day Make Time Fight Your Way out of Love The Questions "

EUROPES PREMIER MELODIC HARD ROCK LABEL ! "
http://www.zrecords.net


THE VU "Phoenix Rising"
Catalog #: FR CD 045
Label: Frontiers Records
Streetdate: 22/11/2000

Tracklisting: Who Ya' Gonna Believe?; Keys To The City; One Track Mind; Save It For Me; Hard To Get; If I Had You Back; Walk Through The Fire; Dreaming Your Life Away; Lonely Heart; So Long

Line Up:
Ross Valory Bass & Vocals
Prairie Prince Drums and Percussions
Steff Burns Guitars & Vocals
Tim Gorman Keyboard & Vocals
Kevin Chalfant Lead Vocals

Additional Contributing Musicians:
Josh Ramos & Marty Friedman on guitars

Produced By: THE VU with Steven Jarvis

THE VU were formed during the year 1985 by Kevin Chalfant (ex 707 and Steel Breeze, later with The Storm and currently in Two Fires) with Journey bassist Ross Valory, Tubes drummer Prairie Prince, The Who keyboardist Tim Gorman and Alice Cooper guitarist Stef Burns (later with Y & T and solo artist as well).

THE VU recorded one album that was produced by the band itself, Wally Buck & Steven Jarvis, with additional engineering by Steve Fontano. The album style is classic AOR music of the eighties with a major production and contains guest performances of The Storm and Two Fires guitar player Josh Ramos, along with features from ex Megadeth guitar player Marty Friedman.

The cd features also two songs which were later recorded by other artists.

In 1990, infact, the song "Keys to the City" was recorded by Mickey Thomas and Starship, while "Who You Gonna Believe" was chosen as the ending song on Cher's third album of the eighties "Love Hurts".

THE VU is an undiscovered gem of the past and stands out as one among the best music ever produced by those 5 seasoned musicians in their career.


24K - BULLET- PROOF

24K have nearly finished the recording of the forthcoming album Bulletproof which will be released on November 27th. The European / US cover through Z Records looks as follows. Billy Sheehan will once again make an appearance on Bass, tracks to be included on the album include.. Bulletproof, Put The Blame On Me, She Is The Reason, 2000 Years, Consider Yourself Lucky, Black And Blue, Anything For You, Bad Day For Saying Goodbye, Stone Heart

ENUFF Z'NUFF LAUNCHES EUROPEAN WEB SITE

Chicago Power Rockers ENUFF Z'NUFF have launched their third Official Web site, this one catering to the European community. The site, WWW.PEACHFUZZ.ORG, will join its brother (www.enuffznuff.com) and sister (www.path.ne.jp/~bisland/znuffer.html) sites, located respectively in the United States and in Japan.

Although it is in it's infancy stage, and many updates and pages must be added, the ultimate goal of this site will be to provide the same information and features that the Official site in the United States contains. PEACHFUZZ.ORG gets its moniker from the album of the same name, PEACHFUZZ, released by Enuff Z'nuff in 1996.

This site used to be one of the many unofficial sites dedicated to the band. EZN's management approached the owner of Peachfuzz.org, and arranged to have it converted to a site dedicated to the European fan. Although Enuff Z'nuff recognizes that many in the European theatre speak English, they feel that the fans would be more comfortable getting updates in their own language.

This new site also coincides with the release of Enuff Z'nuff's latest album, "10," which was released on the September 18, 2000 in Europe.

For more information regarding Peachfuzz.org, please contact Mr. Rik Ferguson, at PublicRelationsUK@EnuffZnuff.com

" EUROPES PREMIER MELODIC HARD ROCK LABEL ! "
http://www.zrecords.net


Wishbone Ash News...

ASHCON 2000

The time is drawing very near for this special annual event, set for October 21 in Mansfield, UK. While exact times are still being worked out, here's what you can expect: Afternoon - a short acoustic set from the band, hopefully with fiddle, accordion & percussion accompaniment! - a large (18') projection screen featuring the great vintage footage that was shown at the Shepherd's Bush anniversary gig - a performance by the Mark Merriman Band - a "meet & greet" session with Wishbone Ash Evening - opening act, Men in Blue, a French band whose music is in the Texas blues vein - our boys, doing what they do best Entertainment aside, AshCon is a great place to meet up with fellow travelers and see old friends. Tickets for AshCon are available on the website NOW!

ON THE ROAD AGAIN ...

October - 2000

10/02 Milton Keynes, UK The Stables Box Office: 01908 583928
10/03 Chelmsford, UK The Army & Navy Box Office: 01245 354155
10/4 Newport, Isle of Wight Medina Theatre Box Office: 01983 523767
10/5 Walthamstow, London The Royal Standard Phone: 0181 5230055
10/6 Rotherham, UK Classic Rock Society Phone: 01709 360784

10/7 Northamptonshire, UK Wilbarston Hall Phone: 01536 771091
10/9 Hightown, Crewe, Cheshire, UK The Limelight Club - Box Office: 01270 251929
10/10 Liverpool, UK The Cavern Club
10/11 Wakefield, UK Balne Lane WMC
10/12 Newcastle, UK Newcastle Opera House Phone: 01 91 232 0899
10/13 Lochgelly, Scotland The Lochgelly Centre Box Office: 01383 831782
10/15 Glasgow, Scotland The Garage
10/19 Southampton, UK The Brook Box Office: 01703 555366
10/20 Oxford, UK The Zodiac Box Office: 01865 420042
10/21 Mansfield, UK ASHCON 2000

10/23 Exeter, Devon Ticket Prices: £12 / £10 The Exeter Phoenix Theatre Box Office: 01392 667080

November - 2000

11/11 Floersheim, (near Frankfurt) Germany
11/16 Club 287 Paris, France
11/17 Torcy Guitar Frestival (near Paris), France
11/18 Groene Engel Oss, Holland
11/19 Boerdery Zoertermar, Holland
11/22 Start of US Tour USA

December - 2000

OPEN

January - 2001

1/09 Start of German Tour Germany

ATTENTION U.S. FANS!

American fans will be pleased to know that the band is in the process of working with a new agency, Pooch Booking out of Palm Beach, Florida, who are hard at work trying to set up a 10-15 date tour of the U.S. They hope to include gigs not only on the East Coast but the Midwest & West Coast as well, so take heart!

If all goes according to plan, the tour will start on November 22.

TAB BOOK

The long-awaited tab book is truly close to release now! We think that you'll appreciate the reason for the delay, though. During the editing stage, it was determined that the words should be put under the tab so that they could follow the song, instead of being listed first, then the tab. This required a major change in format, but in the end it is a more desirable, "user-friendly" method. The word is that this is a tab book unlike any other, with background details on each song. The band hopes to have it available for at least part of the upcoming tour. A perfect gift for the guitarist in your life (especially if that guitarist is YOU!).

BAND BIO

A book that delves into the band's history is currently in the works. Written by Mark Chatterton and Gary Carter, it includes a lot of "behind-the-scenes" history. While interviews with Martin Turner have been the primary source of information, Andy has been asked to give his input to the project. From the first-draft reading, Mr. Powell says it seems like it'll be a "juicy read!" Watch this space for more information as it unfolds.

OOH LA LA!

This just in: The French live album will be mastered at EMI Abbey Road studios in London - a little history there, eh? Naturellement, the French producers are quite excited about this!

Wishbone Ash "http://wishboneash.com"


TEER "Teer"
Catalog # : FR CD 044
Label : Frontiers Records
Release date : October the 23th 2000

Tracklisting : Heaven's Not Enough; Sadie; Romeo; Man Of The World; Vampire's Lullaby; Tell Me It's Over; Monday Mourning; Heart On A String; Beggin'; Pride

Florida-based band Teer has been writing and recording quality melodic hard rock since the fall of 1992. Even though the genre of music Teer specializes in playing lost a lot of it's popularity in the United States around that time, the band continued in search of a recording contract in other countries.

This search eventually led them to Ralph Santolla, guitarist of Millenium, who produced a demo that was submitted to Now and Then Productions. Teer signed with Now & Then/Frontiers in 1998 and began working on material for their debut CD.

The album features the band's incredible songwriting and serve as a worldwide introduction to the awesome chemistry of Teer, as well as the individual talents of each member. A solid rhythm section and tight guitarwork are contrasted with soaring vocals and lead guitar on Teer's eponymous CD, giving the band an instantly recognizable sonic signature.

Teer combines many influences in its guitar driven songs. Traces of the Beatles, Journey, Night Ranger, Tesla, Firehouse, TNT, Queensryche, and Guns N' Roses all come together in this unique sounding quintet. Teer is a versatile band that brings something to the table for fans of all different factions of AOR and melodic hard rock.

Along the journey from "unsigned band" to "international recording artist" Teer has fine-tuned its live show as well as its songwriting skills. Their live set is influenced by such high-energy acts as Skid Row and Kiss. Teer strongly believes in putting on a memorable show for its fans and keeping the audience captivated while on stage.

The band's greatest accomplishment live was performing at Livestock 9, an annual rock festival headlined by Sammy Hagar and Slash's Snakepit, where they were embraced by the crowd of almost 20,000. Teer was also incredibly well received at GODS concert last year in the United Kingdom.

POWERPLAY magazine even stated that they had made the biggest impact of any new act at the show ever! Teer is comprised of drummer John Teer, bassist Don Crandall, Guitarists Shane French and Nathan Boone, and vocalist / keyboardist Dan Michaels.

With their album completed and ready for an October release, a second performance at THE GODS planned for November 4th and over half of their follow up album already written, TEER are set to become quickly established as one of the brightest new stars in the melodic rock firmament.


VAUGHN 2000 TOUR

October

2-London Underworld, 174 Camden High Street, London, England
4-Limelight- Hightown, Crewe, England
5-Rock Station at Burley's, Marine Parade, Worthing, England
6- Borderij, Zoetermeer, Holland
7-Biebob-Vossellar, Belgium
8- Sijwa, Baarlo, Holland
11-Bar Anticipation, Belmar, New Jersey, USA
14- Live interview on WDHA'a "Tour Bus" 105.5 fm 10:00pm L'amour, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1:00 am show
15-Wreck Room, Wallington, New Jersey, USA


MILLENIUM "Angelfire"
Cat. # : FR CD 022
Release date : 6th of september 1999
Label : Frontiers Records

Tracklisting : Nations; Shaman; Beyond The Pain; Until The End Of Time; Angelfire; Heaven Sent; Julia; Bound For Glory; Run; Waiting For Godot; Remember; Saving Grace; Color Of Night; HideBehind My Face ; Dawn; Return (Hidden Track)

Line Up
* Ralph Santolla - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
* J. Todd Plant - Vocals
* Oliver Hanson - Drums
* Manfred Binder - Bass

Millenium is the new band put together by former Eyewitness guitarist Ralph Santolla. joining him are fellow Eyewitness members vocalist Todd Plant and drummer Oliver Hanson, plus bassist Manfred Binder, who played with Oliver in several bands back in their native Austria.

The material that made up the self titled debut continued in the more melodic side to Ralph's writing as heard on the first Eyewitness album. The songs echoed classic Melodic and Epic Hard Rock such as Zeno, Fair Warning, Ten, MSG, Scorpions and UFO but with Ralph's distinctive guitars lending a heavy, crunchy and above all, a fresh sound.

Millenium made their live debut at The Gods '97 in November after which they went on tour with Ten in Europe gaining a following from the headliners appreciative audience. A follow up was immediately started upon the bands return to the U.S. with recording taking place at Ralph`s own studio and the world famous Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida.

"Angelfire" - their second album - is the culmination of everything the individual musicians have so far striven for and is without a doubt one of the finest slabs of melodic metal ever to be recorded! Stunning production, soaring vocals, tight rhythms and flying soloing are all trademarks of the album. Every element of the band, from songwriting to performances to production, has moved up several gears on the album and the potential is simply enormous...


DAVID GLEN EISLEY "Stranger From The Past"
Label: Frontiers Records
Streetdate: November the 15th, 2000
Catalog #: FR CD 062

Tracklisting: The Return; Stranger From the Past; Can' t Call It Love; Run, Run, Run; Sing Brother; Don't Turn Away; Who You Tryin to Fool; Stranger In Love; Can't Wait Forever; When It's Over; Olivia; Waiting on Heaven; Departure.

David has been working in the past two decades with some of the best names of the melodic hard rock scene and made his reputation singing on the first two GIUFFRIA albums. David fronting the band toured extensively, opened for DEEP PURPLE and FOREIGNER having also a Top 20 hit with the song "Call To The Heart".

Later his career turned to more raspy and hard sounds with DIRTY WHITE BOY first (together with ex David Bowie and Silver Condor guitarist EARL SLICK) which released one album on Polygram and MURDERER'S ROW.

He also worked on a Frontiers Records album two years ago: "Nothing Is Sacred" by STREAM (a band featuring the likes of Eric Singer ex Kiss and Bob Daisley ex Ozzy). David also guested on various other albums of artists such as KISS and MICHAEL BOLTON.

With this new solo project - which will feature such prestigious guests like CRAIG GOLDIE (Dio/Giuffria) on guitars; CHUCK WRIGHT (Quiet Riot/Giuffria), STEPHAN ELLIS (Survivor) and RICKY PHILLIPS (Bad English, Babys) on bass, RON WIKSO (The Storm, Foreigner) on drums, ERIC RIGGLER ("Titanic" Soundtrack) on Illean pipes - David intends to come back to his melodic roots.

The style of the album is infact to be described as pure HOUSE OF LORDS meets FOREIGNER/JOURNEY.

"Stranger From the Past" has been totally written, arranged and produced by David himself (who also plays guitar and keyboards in all the songs) and mixed by famed PAT REGAN (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, STUART SMITH and many others) who is also guesting on hammond and strings on "Can't Call It Love".


27/8/00

Rainmaker

Rainmaker is a studio project that has taken 2 years to complete. Over the years recordings have been scrapped and re started during the pursuit of the ultimate hard rock release.

The Rainmaker album had been a dream of Z label boss Mark Alger and is the first album for Z on which he has had a hands on involvement form start to finish.

1999 Prisoner signed to the label , TOMMY DENANDER had already been in regular contact with Mark for many years and when he was told of the Rainmaker master plan he said "Hey , try to outline what you want such as direction etc".

After receiving notes Tommy immediately gave the ok for his involvement on the album. The project now had a World Class guitarist, next step was the vocalist and the logical step was GEIR RONNING of Prisoner , his vocals have been noted within the press as some of best vocal work to come out Europe in recent years.

Preproduction demos where recorded and by March 2000 6 songs had been given the green light for the album. At last a firm release could be set !

It was important to everyone that they found a bass player capable of the input required for such a project. The search led Mark to California the now home of Superstar English bass player TONY FRANKLIN known for his work with such legendary acts such as The Firm, Blue Murder, and Whitesnake.

Upon hearing the material Tony quickly responded and agreed to cover bass duties on the album. The result RAINMAKER - RAINMAKER which will be released October 2nd 2000

Track Listing:
1] RAINMAKER
2] FATHER OF YOUR SINS
3] NANCY HOLD ON
4] KAY
5] SERIOUSLY
6] SOUND OF MY HEART
7] GOING INSANE
8] BLOOD BROTHER RUN
9] PASSION AGAIN
10] BAD CALL
11] KING OF FOOLS

" EUROPES PREMIER MELODIC HARD ROCK LABEL !"


WEB SITE: www.zrecords.net

Z 2001 ticket details available by mail-order, cheques payable to
Z RECORDS at...
Z 2001, Z RECORDS, PO BOX 58, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6FN, ENGLAND.
ordering at : http://www.ticketline.co.uk/event_details.aspEventID=10015

Telephone hotlines...
Tel no: +44 [0]161 832 1111
Tel no: +44 [0]151 256 5555
Tel no: +44 (0)1782 522370
Tel no: +44 (0)191 232 6104
Tel no: +44 (0)1489 603549

The fully confirmed line up to date is:
ENUFF ZNUFF,VON GROOVE, PRISONER, DREAMHUNTER, SEVEN WISHES, CONTAGIOUS.
Date: Sunday May 6th 2001
Venue: The Ritz, Manchester, England.
[doors 11:30am - 11pm, last band off stage 10:30pm]
Tickets: £20.00 [may be subject to a booking fee] or £25.00 on the day if any remaining.


 


20/8/00

PRAYING MANTIS "Nowhere To Hide"
Label: Frontiers Records
Streetdate: 25/9/2000
Catalog #: FR CD 073

Tracklisting: Nowhere To Hide; Cruel Winter; The Clocktower; Can't Stop The Fire; Future Of The World; Whenever I'm Lost; You'll Never Know; River Of Hope; S.O.S.; The Man That Never Was (bonus track)

PRAYING MANTIS started as a real band, back in 1977 when Spanish-Greek brothers TINO and CHRIS TROY, together with Mick Ranson on drums and Bob Angelo on guitar recorded a demo which received great critical acclaim in the heavy metal scene in the UK.

The famous DJ NEAL KAY often played their songs and thanks to his support, three of the demo tracks were finally published in 1979 as a maxi-single entitled "The Soundhouse Tapes". Another demo song was later included in the "Metal For Muthas" compilation, the same one on which IRON MAIDEN appeared with "Wrathchild" and "Sanctuary".

Thanks to the buzz that was starting to rise around their music, PRAYING MANTIS were able to get the support slot on the first IRON MAIDEN UK tour and then later went into the studio with the new drummer Dave Potts (ex Ten Years After) and Steve Carroll on guitars and vocals.

With this lineup the band released the debut album "Time Tells No Lies" which is still considered as one of the best expressions of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal phenomenon.

The song "Johnny Cool" was included on the BBC compilation "Metal Explosion" and the band were able to play at the 1981 Reading Festival in front of 15,000 people.

Unfortunately, notwithstanding the great critical acclaim, "Time Tells No Lies" didn`t have much commercial fortune, therefore the band decided to add a new singer (ex GRAND PRIX and later URIAH HEEP, BERNIE SHAW) and a keyboard player in order to give more depth to their sound.

With this line up, Praying Mantis recorded a single "Turn The Tables" and again appeared on the bill of the Reading Festival. A new lineup change (ex IRON MAIDEN drummer CLIVE BURR enters the band) brought later also a name change.

As STRATUS, the band toured the UK and released one album called "Throwing Shapes" in 1985.

In 1990 Praying Mantis finally reformed with a new lineup featuring two further ex-IRON MAIDEN cohorts: PAUL DI'ANNO (on vocals) and DENNIS STRATTON (on guitar), with BRUCE BISLAND on drums, thanks to the interest of some Japanese promoters. They also released a live album ("Live At Last") in 1990 recorded during that tour.

The success gained in the Eastern lands, convinced the band about the possibility of a reunion with the support of the PONY CANYON label and once again with a renewed lineup (the band featured in this time ex MSG singer Gary Barden and then Mark Thompson-Smith on vocals) released three studio and one live album.

In 1998 PRAYING MANTIS published (with huge critical and commercial acclaim in Japan) the "Forever In Time" album, with the new singer TONY O'HORA (also member of HORAKANE) touring once again in Japan and the UK.

The year 2000 has brought us the finest masterpiece of the Mantis career: "NOWHERE TO HIDE" which is a gorgeous cd with brilliant production and cool songwriting. A real gem shining in the melodic heavy metal panorama of today's rock music.

The band will be appearing at the label's GODS festival in the UK during November. Line up: Tony O'Hora - vocals Dennis Stratton - guitars, backing vocals Tino Troy - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals Chris Troy - bass, keyboards, backing vocals Bruce Bisland - drums, backing vocals

Official album discography:
"Time Tells No Lies" (Arista, 1981);
"Live At Last" (with Paul Di'Anno and Clive Burr, Pony Canyon 1990);
"Predator In Disguise" (Pony Canyon, 1990);
"A Cry For A New World" (Pony Canyon, 1993);
"To The Power Of Ten" (Pony Canyon, 1995);
"Captured Alive In Tokyo" (Pony Canyon, 1996);
"Forever In Time" (Pony Canyon, 1998);
"Demorabilia" (collection of unreleased demos - Pony Canyon 1999);
"Nowhere To Hide" (Frontiers Records).


Z TO OPEN ON LINE SHOP !

After many mails from rock fans from all over the World we have decided to open a online store. The store will stock all Z titles and related titles some rare items will be available also.

Visa transactions will be possible fo enable easy ordering. The site has been designed to enable fans of our acts whom live outside of the EEC to obtain the CDs they want .

Rare titles that will be instock include....

PUSH - MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT SNAKES IN PARADISE -ST DAMNED NATION - JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDRED PHIL NARO - TEN YEAR TOUR GREAT KING RAT - ST [awaiting confirmation of shipment] LOVE CHILD - ST [pre Seven Wishes Recording, awaiting confirmation of shipment]

All the above titles will be available at our standard price of £10.00 + £1 postage for customers outside of the UK.

For more details check out the Z Web site at: www.zrecords.net or e mail info.zrecords@virgin.net

ENUFF ZNUFF :

The forthcoming album release "TEN" has now had a bonus track added for Europe , and a running order reshuffle.

The track listing is now... 1] There Goes My Heart 2] Fly Away 3] The Beast 4] Your Hearts No Good..But I Love Your Face 5] Wake Up 6] What Can I Do 7] Suicide 8] Alright 9] Holiday 10] Bang On 11] The Jean Genie 12] No Place Like Home 13] Every thing works if you let it [bonus track]

The album will of course be released on September 18th within Europe.

VAUGHN TO ROCK NEWCASTLE !

Vaughn have added Newcastle's TRILLIANS on September 27th to their forthcoming UK tour.

" EUROPES PREMIER MELODIC HARD ROCK LABEL ! "

WEB SITE: www.zrecords.net

Z 2001 ticket details available by mail-order, cheques payable to
Z RECORDS at...
Z 2001, Z RECORDS, PO BOX 58, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6FN, ENGLAND. ordering at : http://www.ticketline.co.uk/event_details.aspEventID=10015
Telephone hotlines...
Tel no: +44 [0]161 832 1111
Tel no: +44 [0]151 256 5555
Tel no: +44 (0)1782 522370
Tel no: +44 (0)191 232 6104
Tel no: +44 (0)1489 603549

The fully confirmed line up to date is:
ENUFF ZNUFF,VON GROOVE, PRISONER, DREAMHUNTER, SEVEN WISHES, CONTAGIOUS
.
Date: Sunday May 6th 2001
Venue: The Ritz, Manchester, England.
[doors 11:30am - 11pm, last band off stage 10:30pm]
Tickets: £20.00 [may be subject to a booking fee] or £25.00 on the day if any remaining.


News from MTM...

The ELEMENTS OF FRICTION cd is now completed. It was produced by Ricky Phillips, who also of course is one of the main persons in the band together with singer Robin McAuley, drummer Tommy Aldrige and guitarist Marcus Nand.

The complete song list: One Man One Heart, King Of Fools, I Got Loaded, Who Is This Talking, Innocent Touch, Havana, Read My Mind, Forever, Light In The End Of The Tunnel, If Your Tomorrow Never Comes and Fatal Word.

The new studio album from AXE, which been much in demand and a long time in the making is starting to reach its final stage. The album will be titled "The Crown" and will be out later this fall.

Also the new STUN LEER album is now completed and will be titled "Last Man Standing". The final song list: Higher, Whip, Hold Up The Sky, Hey Money, Faith, Tell Me, Save Me, The Death Of Me, Living Proof, Worldwide and Black Betty.

ACT just started the second round of studio sessions for their new yet untitled second album. The band will once again have the album closer to be a huge epic number with several parts in it as "Personalities" on their debut. Among songs likely to be incl on the new album are :Imaginary Friends, A Supposed Tour, Svetlana, No Perspective, Second Thoughts, Little Beatuy, At The Altar, Mr Unfaithful and Take It Easy.

Also DOGFACE is in their last round as of mixing the bands debut album. The album yet to get a title is a tour-de-force of 70“s tingled hardrock and the vocal performence from ex Yngwie and Treat singer Mats Leven is just phenomenal. - This direction suits Mats voice perfect sez guitarist and main songwriter Martin Kronlund.

ALFONZETTI“s album "Ready" is all ready for release, which will be set for early September. lead by singer Matti Alfonzetti whom since his days in Bam Bam Boys been something of a Swedish David Coverdale, with a voice packed of power and yet so full of feel... The album is fine slice of melodic rock, with uptempo rockers such as "Blowing Up Detroit", the title track and "No Way Out". But also some more FM Rock tingled numbers such as "Better Than Goodbye", "Out In The Cold" and "Don't Let Our Love Go Down"...

- I think we covered all corners and made a diverse yet focused album sez Matti, who is much happy about the outcoming.

Hope all of you haven't missed out on the new Joe Lynn Turner album which MTM just released, this being Joe“s finest work since his debut solo album "Rescue You". For anyone into what Joe ignited into Rainbow should check out his new album "Holy Man".

MTM Website: http://www.mtm-records.com

In melodic rock we trust!!!

 


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